The Director of the Barre Granite Museum: Scott McLaughlin, will be visiting Westview Meadows to discuss the History of Granite within Barre and the importance it has held within the community. Please join us to learn more.
If you would like to know more about the Barre Granite Museum, please visit the following Link: BARRE GRANITE.
“2019 marks the 17th year of the Vermont Reads program, in which the Vermont Humanities Council invites citizens across the state to read the same book and participate in a wide variety of community activities related to the book’s themes. Over 200 different Vermont towns, cities, and villages have participated in Vermont Reads to date. Schools, libraries, service organizations, churches, businesses, or other community-based organizations.” Join Westview Meadows as they and their community embark on this fun community-based journey!
To learn more about Vermont Reads, please visit the following link: VT READS
Joseph A. Citro is an expert in Vermont weirdness. In over a dozen published books — novels and nonfiction — he has guided readers through a dark and occasionally disturbing landscape more traditionally portrayed with sunny skies above quaint pristine villages. A long-time commentator on Vermont Public Radio, his most recent nonfiction book is THE VERMONT GHOST EXPERIENCE. The 30th anniversary edition of his novel Shadow Child appeared this year. Joseph will be visiting Westview to discuss his life and writings.
Vermont sent far more sharpshooters to the Union armies than any other state, on a per capita basis. By the hundreds, Vermont marksmen passed the rigorous marksmanship test to join one of three Vermont companies. And sharpshooters from this state played a little-known but major role at Gettysburg, the great Union victory that changed the Civil War’s course. Historian Howard Coffin will discuss his recent research into this little recognized group and consider the reasons why Vermont may have been so well-represented in this elite group of marksmen.To learn more about the event, please visit the following link. VT Sharpshooters To learn more about The Vermont Humanities Council, please visit this link: VT Humanities
U-32 High School Select Chorus students will be coming to perform some Christmas classics!
All are welcome to join in a sing-a-long for the holidays with many favorite classic jingles and tunes!
This acoustic music festival is sure to please any and all music lovers with a variety of music tastes! Musical artists, Sandy Weaver along with Jacob and Gretta Stone, will be visiting to wow their audience with a performance that includes popular songs, show tunes, folk songs, instrumental and Celtic music, and even the opportunity for everyone to sing along to some of their most beloved songs. Instruments will include, guitar, banjo, fiddle, and an occasional drum accompaniment.
Please join us to sing along with the residents to some beautiful American Classics. Steve is a wonder on the guitar and brings a crowd to life!
Earline Marsh & Jane Wollmar will again, be visiting Westview Meadows to do a poetry reading. Earline Marsh is a member of the Poetry Society Of Vermont council (& Gary Residence longtime volunteer!) and Jane is a past president. They will be leading a poetry reading! Join poets and enthusiasts for a fun hour of reading and conversation.
To learn more about the Poetry Society of Vermont and what Earline and Jane do, please visit the following link: Poetry Society of Vermont
Westview Meadows
171 Westview Meadows Road
Montpelier, Vermont 05602